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Quantitative Ultrasound Tissue Analysis

Colorado rates for HCPCS 0690T

Analyzes the ultrasound signal coming back from an organ to produce a number describing what the tissue is made of — for example how much fat has built up in the liver — rather than only a picture. The measured value can be compared over time to track whether a condition is improving or worsening.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Quantitative Ultrasound Tissue Analysis cost?

$64.57

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $64.57 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $64.57 from a physician practice, and about $67.61 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$64.57$60.26 to $77.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$67.61$63.10 to $91.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $68 · 10th to 90th $56 to $123Professionalmedian $65 · 10th to 90th $48 to $132
$50$100$200facility $68professional $65

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$77.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$331.13
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$117.49
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$141.25

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 1.9 times more in New Hampshire than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Colorado· 27th of 51

$64.57

NH $112DE $58.88

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.